The West bank and Gaza Strip - A case of unfulfilled potential

Publication date:

2004-08-30

Series:

Country Economic Report

Series number:

2001:7

Language:

English

Author:

Carl-Johan Belfrage

Description:

This economic country study on the West Bank and Gaza Strip is part of a series of annual studies, undertaken by various Swedish universities and academic research institutes in collaboration with Sida. The main purpose of these studies is to enhance our knowledge and understanding of current economic development processes and challenges in Sweden's main partner countries for development co-operation. It is also hoped that they will have a broader academic interest and that the collaboration will serve to strengthen the Swedish academic resource base in the field of development economics. This report has been prepared by Carl-Johan Belfrage, Institute for Economic Research, Lund University.

Sida's mission

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sida, is a government agency working on behalf of the Swedish parliament and government, with the mission to reduce poverty in the world. Through our work and in cooperation with others, we contribute to implementing Sweden’s Policy for Global Development.